# NTSB CHI69D0423: Piper PA-12, N98967, Alpena, MI, January 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1969
- Place: Alpena, MI · ALPENA, MI
- Location: 45.0740° N, 83.4429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpena, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0740&lon=-83.4429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0423
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0423

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0188  69/1/12    ALPENA,MICH         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 127
        TIME - 1600                    N98967              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHELPS COLLINS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
          MISC-PLASTIC GRIP ON CONTROL STICK CAME LOOSE.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LOCKING NUT WAS NOT SAFETIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98967](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98967-1985-02-20), registration cancelled 1985-02-20, S/N 12-322 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phelps Collins

## Other investigations on N98967 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI84FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA343), Aug 12, 1984: Piper PA-12 (N98967), Alpena, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI80FEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM04), Oct 21, 1979: Piper PA-12 (N98967), Long Rapids, MI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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